Joe Fillmore vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Joe Fillmore
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fillmore built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grzenda as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grzenda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.94 and 1.482 for Joe Fillmore. By the career numbers, Joe Grzenda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fillmore and Joe Grzenda

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.52
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.34
72.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
278.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.72
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
9.44
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
40.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
6.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
36.37
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Fillmore and Joe Grzenda

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.54
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.87
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.1
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fillmore and Joe Grzenda

Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
560.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
42.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
180.49
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
131.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
112.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
44.58
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.5
20.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fillmore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA